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State v. Werner

Citations

  • 489 A.2d 1119
  • 302 Md. 550
  • 1985 Md. LEXIS 560

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  • holding that child's failure to complain within reasonable period of time is impeaching circumstance that weighs against prosecution's case
  • holding that child’s failure to complain within reasonable period of time is impeaching circumstance that weighs against prosecution’s case
  • “[E]vidence of the defendant’s other crimes is admissible in a criminal case to rehabilitate a State’s witness once the witness has been impeached in a substantial respect.”

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Judges: Eldridge

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